The Arab world grapples with a problem bigger than terrorism: Growing obesity

Egypt's President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi exhorted his people to become physically active. PHOTO: REUTERS
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TEL AVIV - Tartlets and kebabs kill more people in the Middle East than all the terrorist organisations combined.

Egypt's President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, who is known known for meddling in the smallest and most intimate affairs of his country, wants to change that now.

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